临湘五中高三上学期第二次月考试题Word文档格式.docx

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55B.8:

05.C.8:

15

3.Whoknowswheretogoforabikeride?

A.LilyB.MaryC.Mary’smother

4.Whenwillthelibrarybeclosed?

A.OnThursdayB.OnFridayC.OnSaturday

5.WhichcolorofT-shirtdoesthemanalreadyhave?

A.GreyB.BlueC.White

第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）：

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6.Whereisthemangoingforhisholiday?

A.SanFrancicoB.Seattle.C.Alaska.

7.Whenwillthewomanperhapstakeavacation?

A.InJune.B.InJuly.C.InAugust

听第7段材料，回答第8,9题。

8.Whatwastheboydoing?

A.Preparingforhisexams..B.WatchingTV.C.Doinghishomework.

9.Whichsubjectsdoestheboydowellin?

A.MathsandEnglish.B.HistoryandmathsC.ArtandScience

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whathasthewomanheardaboutthesmallrestaurant?

A.Theyhavevariousdishesthere.

B.Itsenvironmentmakespeopleuncomfortable.C.Theoilthereisnotgood.

11.Whatdotheydecidetoeatatlast?

A.ChinesefoodB.Japanesefood..C.Thaifood.

12.Whenwillthemoviebegin?

A.7:

30.B.5:

00.C.7:

40.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatdidthewomanlearnasateacher?

A.Tothinkofitasfun.B.Togivespeeches.C.Togetonwellwithpeople.

14.Whatmightmakethemanfeelboredifhewereateacher?

A.Learninghowtotalktopeople.B.Tryingtoimpressstudents.

C.Seeingthesamepeople.

15.Whydoesthewomanthinkofteachingasselling?

A.Bothhavetoselloneself.B.Bothsellthingstoothers.

C.Bothneedtoearnmoney.

16.Howwasthewoman’sfirstclass?

A.Nottoobad.B.Terrible.C.Boring.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Inwhichprovincesisthebambooseasituated？

A.Jiangsu,ZhejiangandHubeiB.Jiangsu,ZhejiangandAnhui.

C.ZhejiangAnhuiandHubei.

18.HowlongwillittakeapersontoreachthetopofWudiPeakonfoot?

A.TwelveminutesB.Fivehundredminutes

C.Oneandahalfhours.

19.Whatdoesthebambooseaconsistof

A.Bambooplantsofvariouskind.B.Variouskindsoftreesandplants.

C.Onlybambooplantsofthesamekind.

20.Whydoesittakemanyyearstohaveaforestinthebamboosea?

A.Becausevillagesdon’tcaremuchaboutthebambooplants.

B.Becauselocalpeoplecutthebambooplantseveryfewyears.

C.Becausebambooplantstheregrowveryslowly.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A．B．C和．D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Youmaynotpaymuchattentiontoyourdailyelevatorride.Manyofususealiftseveraltimesduringthedaywithoutreallythinkingaboutit.ButLeeGray,PhD,oftheUniversityofNorthCarolina,US,hasmadeithisbusinesstoexaminethisoverlookedformofpublictransport.Heisknownasthe“ElevatorGuy”.

“Theliftbecomesthisinterestingsocialspacewhereetiquette（礼仪）issortofodd”GraytoldtheBBC.“Theyaresociallyveryinterestingbutoftenveryawkwardplaces.

Wewalkinandusuallyturnaroundtofacethedoor.Ifsomeoneelsecomesin,wemayhavetomove.Andhere,accordingtoGray,liftusersunthinkinglygothroughasetpatternofmovements.HetoldtheBBCwhathehadobserved.

Heexplainedthatwhenyouaretheonlyoneinsidealift,youcandowhateveryouwant---it’syourownlittlebox.

Iftherearetwoofyou,yougointodifferentcorners,standingdiagonally（对角线地）acrossfromeachothertocreatedistance.

Whenathirdpersonenters,youwillunconsciouslyformatriangle.Andwhenthereisafourthpersonitbecomesasquare,withsomeoneineverycorner.Afifthpersonisprobablygoingtohavetostandinthemiddle.

Newentrants（新进入者）totheliftwillneedtosizeupthesituationwhenthedoorsslideopenandthenactdecisively（果断地）.Oncein,formostpeopletheruleissimple---lookdown,orlookatyourphone.Whyarewesoawkwardinlifts?

“Youdon’thaveenoughspace,”ProfessorBabetteRenneberg,aclinicalpsychologistattheFreeUniversityofBerlin,toldtheBBC.“Usuallywhenwemeetotherpeoplewehaveaboutanarm’slengthofdistancebetweenus.Andthat’snotpossibleinmostelevators.”

Insuchasmall,enclosedspaceitbecomesveryimportanttoactinawaythatcannotbeunderstoodasthreateningorodd.“Theeasiestwaytodothisistoavoideyecontact,”shesaid.

21.Themainpurposeofthearticleisto_____.

A.tellussomeunwrittenrulesofelevatoretiquette

B.remindustoenjoyourselvesintheelevator

C.analyzewhatmakespeoplefeelawkwardinanelevator

D.shareaninterestingbutawkwardelevatorride

22.Theunderlinedphrase“sizeup”inParagraph7isclosestinmeaningto_____.

A.ignore 

B.judge 

C.putupwith 

D.makethebestof

23.Accordingtothearticle,peoplefeelawkwardinliftsbecauseof_____.

A.someone’soddbehaviors 

B.theirunfamiliaritywithoneanother 

C.thelackofspaceD.theireyecontactwithoneanother

B

IwasbornandraisedinEnglandinaculturewhereprivacyand“keepingyourselftoyourself”werevaluedtraditions.Speakingtostrangerswasnotencouraged.Peopleweremosthospitable（好客的）andfriendly—butonlyoncetheyhadbeenintroducedtonewpeople.

However,IhavebeenluckyenoughtospendsometimeinbothItalyandtheUS,whereIfoundtraditionsofhospitalityandpolitenesstobeverydifferent.

IexperiencedItalianhospitalityfirst-handonacrowdedrailwaycarriagetravelling,oneafternoon,fromGenoatoFlorence.Sinkinggratefullyintoanemptyseat,Iwasberated（斥责）inrapidItalianbyagentlemanwhowasreturningtothisseat－ithadnotbeen“spare”afterall.IapologizedinEnglish,andgotuptoallowhimbackintotheseat.ThegentlemanobviouslyhadnounderstandingoftheEnglishlanguage,buthe,too,realizedmygenuine（坦率的）mistake.Hesmiledandgesturedformetoremainintheseat,andhehimselfremainedstandinginthecorridorfortheremainderofthejourney.Theotheroccupantsofthecarriagesmiledandnoddedatmeandmademefeelquitewelcomeamongthem.IfeelthatifthishadbeeninEngland,aforeignerwhomadeamistakewouldnotalwaysbesokindlytreated.

TransportalsofeaturedinthedifferencesInoticedbetweenEnglishandAmericanculture.IflewtoNewYorkonaplanewithmainlyEnglishpassengers.Wesattogetherinnearsilence.Nobodyspoketomenor,asIexpected,toanyoneelsetheydidnotknow.Theyfeltitwasnotpolitetointrudeonsomeoneelse'

sprivacy.However,whenItravelledacrosstheUnitedStates,whetherbyplaneorGreyhoundbus,Iwasnevershortofconversation.Conversationwasgoingonallaroundmeandwhoeversatnexttomewashappytointroducethemselvesandaskmeaboutmyself.Theyobviouslyfeltitwouldhavebeenrudenottospeaktoanotherperson,whethertheywerestrangersornot.

24.Thepurposeoftheauthoristotellus________.

A.culturaldifferencestoshowhospitalityandpoliteness

B.histravellingexperience

C.howtoadaptourselvestoanewculture

D.thecultureshockheexperiencedinItalyandtheUS

25.WhatdoweknowabouttheoccupantsofthecarriagewhentheauthorwastravellinginItaly?

A.Theyallshowedtheirunderstandingoftheauthor'

smistake.

B.Theyalllaughedattheauthorforhismistake.

C.Theywereallonthesideofthegentleman.

D.Theywouldnotbearamistakeliketheauthor'

sinpublic.

26.TheauthorprobablybelievestheItalianpeopleare________.

A.rude 

B.hospitable 

C.cold 

D.helpful

27.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus________.

A.whyAmericansliketostartaconversation

B.thedifferencebetweenEnglishandAmericanculture

C.theimportanceofprivacyamongEnglishmen

D.differentattitudesofEnglishmenandAmericanstowardsconversation

C

Lifeissomuchsimplerthesedays.Everythingrevolves（旋转）aroundasinglebutton!

Withtheintroductionofwashingmachines,washingclothesbecameeasier.Themachineswoulddryclothesatleast70to80percentandalreadyhalf-driedclotheswouldbedoneinnotime．Doyouwanttoknowhowwashingmachinesevolved?

Thefirstwashingmachinewascalledthescrub（擦洗）boardandwasinventedintheyearl797．Inl851,Americanman,JamesKing,discoveredandpatentedthefirstwashingmachinetouseadrum．However,itwasstillhand-poweredanddidnotworkbyitself．

Then，inl858,WilliamBlackstoneofIndianabuiltawashingmachineforhiswife．Thiswashingmachineremovedandwashedawaydirtfromtheclothes．Thiswasthefirstofficialwashingmachinethatcouldbeusedathome．

Inl908,theHurleyMachineCompanyofChicagoinventedtheThormachine．Thiswasthefirstwashingmachinethatwaselectricallypowered,andithadagalvanized（电镀的）metaltubandanelectricmotor．Theearlierwashingmachinehadaheavy,cast-ironmechanismmountedonthetublid,makingthemachineheavyanddifficulttomove．

Theintroductionofametaltubandreductiongears（减速齿轮）inlateryearsreplacedthisheavyequipmentandbyl920theproductionofwoodentubwashingmachinescompletelystopped．Butthenewmachinesmadealotofnoisebecauseoftheirbulky（庞大的）metaltubs．Amodificationthatwasmadewascovetingthetubswithwhiteenameled（磁漆的）sheetmetaltomakethecleaningprocesseasier.

Bytheearlyl950s,Americancompaniesstartedproducingwashingmachineswithaspin（旋转的）dryfeature,andthisreplacedtheoldwringer,which,whiledryingtheclothes,wouldremovethebuttonsorcauseaccidentsinvolvingthehairandhands．Inl957,thefirstwashingmachinewithfiveplusbuttonswasintroduced．Thesecontrolledthewashtemperature,rinse（冲